No need to get into a "
an endless pissing match on these issues."
But a few observations:
1) That Manning's government was already mistreating him, as a gay soldier, only furthers the argument that they were hiding the reality behind the illusion of "fairness" in a situation where his own life was at stake. Discrimination against your own people makes the bigotry against "foreigners" that much more heinous and makes them guilty not only of a cover up but of war crimes on many levels.
Indeed, it makes the case for genocide that much more plausible.
2) The metaphorical statement that "information wants to be free" should not be taken literally. But, if you think about it, what good is the empty slogan "land of the free" if it does not apply to every citizen's right to know what actions this so-called freedom is taking in his or her name? How can you be "free" if you don't have ALL the information?
3) By allowing WikiLeaks, an organization whose sole job is to cull information and to act as whistle blower, to have access to said information you are, by default, defining your action as that of a whistle blower. And the decision as to which parts of ALL the information should be made public is better done by those who have the experience in doing it, something that Manning did not possess.
So, while you may choose not to post anything more, and I respect your decision, I feel that it is my duty to expose injustice - especially the kind aimed at innocent people.
But that's just me.
